Humber would like to acknowledge Indigenous Veteran's Day, which is observed in Canada on November 8, in recognition of Indigenous contributions to military service, particularly in the First World War, Second World War and the Korean War.
Additional information about Indigenous Vetran's Day can be found on the Ontario website.
The Orientation Team within Student Success and Engagement (SSE) is excited to begin collaborating with academic faculties and campus partners in preparation for Winter 2024 Orientation. We look forward to working with you all to support new students in their transition to Humber College.
Orientation will comprise of virtual pre-arrival events, online guides and resources, program-focused Meet Your Faculty sessions, and on-campus events and activities.
Outline for Winter 2024 Orientation:
November 20 - December 21: The Orientation team will be offering pre-arrival Orientation programming, such as “Meet Your O-Team" sessions. Pre-arrival Orientation programming is designed to provide students with an opportunity to have all their Orientation questions answered and connect with the Orientation team and their peers before they come on campus.
November 21: Meet Your Equity and Student Life Team, virtual Q&A for incoming Winter 2024 students. This will provide students with an opportunity to meet staff from the Equity Hubs (Black Student Support and Engagement – BSSE, LGBTQ+ Resource Centre, and the Spirituality and Wellness Centre) and Student Life departments, to learn about their services and how they can become involved.
January 3: The International Graduate School (IGS) campus will be hosting their semesterly Welcome to IGS Sessions, in-person and on campus for incoming IGS students only.
January 3 - 5: In partnership with academic faculties, SSE will host Academic Orientation with Meet Your Faculty sessions. These sessions will be a mix of virtual and in-person/on-campus. We will contact academic faculties to collect more information in the coming days.
January 8 - 31: Orientation, with the support of our campus partners, will host Welcome Events for students. This programming will focus on well-being and social connection, and we will continue to promote services and resources available to students throughout their time at Humber. We will reach out to campus partners with further information on how to get involved. If you would like to include an event you are hosting for students, and would like it posted on our welcome calendar, please reach out to mitchelle.mercado@humber.ca.
January 8 - 19: Orientation will be hosting Welcome Stations on campus each day to further support the needs of our students.
We welcome feedback from all our partners and appreciate the continued support from the Humber community.
If you have not previously been involved with Orientation but would like to partner with us in welcoming students in Winter 2024, please reach out to mitchelle.mercado@humber.ca.
Best,
| Kimberly Daniels (she/her) Manager, Equity & Student Life |
Mitchelle Mercado (he/him) Coordinator, Orientation & Student Life Programs |
Please join Humber Libraries in reflecting on war and conflict in our past and present during this week of remembrance, which includes Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day (November 11).
SPARK #8 is pleased to be shining the spotlight on Humber’s social innovation project, “Experiences of hope, self-compassion and authentic collaboration: Foundations for a consumer-informed compassion-based human services delivery framework in a Canadian context.”
The research project aims to foster social innovation to address community needs. It provides a pathway to establish the key principles necessary to develop a much-needed consumer-informed, compassion-based human services framework that strengthens the responsiveness of human service delivery in accordance with the aspirations and preferences of Canadian consumers to enhance consumers’ abilities to lead self-directed lives.
The project is led by Tina Lackner and Cristina Alexandra Guerrero, PhD, professors in Humber’s Faculty of Social & Community Services.
To learn more about this social innovation project, read the article “Experiences of hope, self-compassion and authentic collaboration: Foundations for a consumer-informed compassion-based human services delivery framework in a Canadian context” in SPARK Issue #8.
Happy November!
Have you been thinking about the fellowships as much as we have? Or looking for your next event? You're in luck! This month, we'll be catching up with some of our fellows at our fellowship showcase, watch the ICMF music videos, visit L Space Gallery, attend the latest Culture's Compass workshop and more.
Accessible Learning Services shares some best practices considerations:
Accessible Learning Services (ALS) Best Practice Considerations posted in the Communiqué focus on equipping faculty to better support students with disabilities. To every extent possible, ALS encourages students to be actively involved in the accommodation process.
For example, students with disabilities connected with ALS are responsible for renewing their Accommodation Letter each semester.
Students are required to contact faculty to request accommodations in advance of a test and/or in advance of an assignment due date to request an extension.
We encourage faculty to actively dialogue with students regarding accommodation requests.
Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about accommodating students with disabilities.
Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.
The November edition of the WeGotYou Monthly Splash is here!
In this month's issue, we're bringing you highlights, notable events, and top videos to keep you in the loop.
We invite you to explore the WeGotYou Monthly Splash.
If you have a student event open to all students and want to share in the next WeGotYou Monthly Splash, please contact Tannaz Barati by email at tannaz.barati@humber.ca.
The Office of Research and Innovation would like to thank the faculty and staff who joined our Community Engagement Session on Aging in Community! Your engagement and expertise were truly appreciated. We look forward to more collaborative discussions in the future.
View the recording of the session
If you have any questions or would like to discuss Aging in Community reserach further, please contact Raeshelle Morris-Griffith at raeshelle.morris@humber.ca.
This month, we showcase associate dean Carl Oliver, who reflects on Fall Convocation which signifies both an end and a beginning for our graduates as they look ahead to exciting new adventures.
This issue also profiles our faculty, innovative capstone projects, career networking events and much more. Please enjoy reading the latest issue of FAST Times.
The LGBTQ+ Resource Centre and the 2SLGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Humber celebrate Pride Month in June 2023. We honour the identities and self-expression of two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex members of our community, students, staff, and faculty.
Celebrating the theme of "Queer Joy", artists may submit up to three (3) artworks with titles and brief biographies.
Submissions are accepted until December 1.
